About Jirulia Village

Jirulia is a small village in Jama tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 118, made up of 54 males and 64 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,185 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jirulia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jirulia village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Jama
Pincode	814146
Area (hectares)	70 hectares
Population	118
Male Population	54
Female Population	64
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,185
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jirulia compares

By the 2011 count Jirulia is the 260th largest of the 283 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 446 residents. Its 70 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Jirulia

Jirulia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jirulia as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jirulia from other places

Jirulia lies about 8.3 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Kurwa, about 10 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Jirulia
District headquarters	Dumka	8.3 km
Nearest railway station	Kurwa	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jama	16 km

Villages closest to Jirulia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jama tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Jirulia

As per the Census of India 2011, Jirulia village had a population of 118. That makes it the 260th largest of the 283 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 446 residents.

Jirulia village has 54 males and 64 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jirulia has about 1185 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Jirulia is 814146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jirulia covers 70 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jirulia falls under Jama tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jirulia is Kurwa, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jirulia.

Jirulia is about 8.3 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jirulia is in Jama tehsil of Dumka district. Dumka is about 8.3 km away. Kurwa is about 10 km away. Jama is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.